Collapsible fireplace



April 12, 1932. F E ERICK$ON COLLAPSIBLE FIREPLACE Filed May 31, 1930 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ATTORNEY April 12, 1932. ERICKSON 1,853,116

COLLAPSIBLE FIREPLACE Filed May 31,, 1930 2 Shgets-Sheet 2 7 m m m r J.g I i M M m W F M f 4 1 7 V nQ I II III\ EV %Z-%% M Q. m i? m M, Q IL cQ \8 M .hmmmnuunw. a i w rw mw mfl u t R. I i (lit 3 Patented Apr; 12,1932 UNITED STATES? FRANK n. ERICKSON, orMELn osn," MAssAonUsErrsCOLLAPSIIBLE F E C T Application filed May 31,

The object of this invention is to provide a collapsible fireplace whichcan be setup against a fiat wallor in the corner'of a room to simulate areal fireplace and the parts of which can be placed together so thatthey will,

occupy but-little space when not in use.

This invention also consists incertain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts,

to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a view showing the fireplace.

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Figure 2 is a view showing some of the parts arranged in another part sothat the parts will occupy but'little space when not in use.

Figure 3 is a view of the blank from which the body of the device isformed.

Figure 4 is a View of the blank from which the shelf is formed; V

Figure 5 is a viewof the blank from which the chimney is formed.

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a view showing the device set up in the corner of a room,

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7,1but,

showing-a slightly difierent arrangement of the chimney forming part. 7Figure 9 isla perspective view of the shelf 7 when used, as showninFigures -7 and 8.

Figure 10 is a rear perspective view of the body when used with theshelf'arranged as shown in Figure 9.

t Figure 11 is a rear perspective view of the chimney forming part asused'in the first form of the inventio 7 Figure 12 is a verticalsectional view,

through the upper part of the body and show- 1 1 ing the shelf thereon.

The body 1 is formed of a sheet or blank A' which is foldedon the linesa so as to form the front 5, the back Gandthe two sides 7'. The

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blank is also folded on thehorizontal linesa to form the flaps 8,9, 15and 16, these flaps beinglcut, as at 10, the cuts being "inalignmentwith the fold lines betweenthe sides and the front and back parts. Thefiaps8 and 9, at the front, are folded so that the flap 8 is foldedoutwardly and the flap 9 inwardly, so that they will extend at right-vangles to the front. Flaps 15 and 16, at the back, are folded inwardlyand then the parts ll'between the cuts 10 are folded upon the flaps 9,15and l6,as shown in Figure 6. Thus when the blank is folded as described,a rectangular body will be'formed,fas shown in Figure 1. The front iscut onthe lines Z) so as to provide two flaps 12 which are folded tinwardly to form the side walls of the fireplace opening 13,: the freeedgesof these flapsengagingthe back 6 and the bottom flap the floor ofthis opening. The front flap 8 forms the hearth. In F igure 6, the fulllines show the fireplace as placed against a fiat wall of a room. Ifthefireplace is to be used in a corner of the room, as shown in Figures7 and 8, the triangular tongues 14, out on the lines 0 in the back 6,will? be bent outwardly: so as to support the flap 17 of i the shelf, asshown 'in dotted lines :in Fig-r ure6; 4

The shelf 3 is formed of a blank B which is of the shape shown in Figure4, and this blank is. folded on the lines (Z so as to form a shelf of acertain thickness, as shown in Figure 1. This shelf is placed on the topof the body, with its front and rear parts eX-. tendingover the top partof the body, as shown in Figure 6. I

This shelf is formed with the rear flapll'? which is bent downwardlywhen used with the arrangement shown in Figure 1, as shown in full linesin Figure 6, but when the device is used ina corner, as shown in Figures7 and 8, the shelf is bent into horizontal position and rests on thetongues 14, as shown in dot- I ted lines in Figure 6.

The chimney 4 is formed of a triangular .7 shaped blank C, folded onthelines 6 to provide achim'ney shaped as shown in Figure 1,

with a flat straight back and sides and a slop-= Ibo ing front,

The upper flap a of the chimney is bent downwardly as shown in Figure11, when the device is used as shown in Figure 1, but when used in thecorner of a room, this flap and 6 the side flaps can be bent at anangle, as shown in Figure 8, or the side and top flaps can be leftstraight, as shown in Figure 7, with the edges resting against the wallsas shown in said figure.

10 Thus when the parts are to be assembled, the body 1 is placed inposition on the floor. The shelf is then placed on the body and finallythe chimney is placed on the shelf. This produces a fireplace which maybe used 15 at Christmas to simulate a real fireplace and when the deviceis not to be used, the chimney and shelf are placed in the body, asshown in Figure 2, so that the device will occupy but little space whennot in use.

8 0 It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the com- 2 bination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A fireplace of the character described com- 38 prising ablank of sheet material cut and folded to provide a unitary body havingsides, back and an open front to present an open fireplace, said blankbeing further out and bent to form flaps constituting sides of the 30fireplace and also a bottom therefor, extensions cut and bent from theback, a shelf section forming a top for the body and having its rearportion resting upon the extension, a false chimney superimposed uponthe 4:" shelf, and a marginal edging at the front and end of the shelfand bent downwardly and inwardly to confront the front and sides.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK E. ERIGKSON.

